Statistics & Maths

How To Perform A Pearson’s Chi-Square Test In SPSS

What is a Pearson's chi-square test? A Pearson's chi-square test, also known as a chi-square test, is a statistical approach to determine if there is...

How To Perform A Mann-Whitney U Test In SPSS

What is a Mann-Whitney U test? A Mann-Whitney U test is a non-parametric alternative to the independent (unpaired) t-test to determine the difference between two...

How To Calculate The Coefficient Of Variation (CV)

What is the coefficient of variation? The coefficient of variation (CV) is a measure of precision from repeated measures. Within the lab, it is mainly...

How To Calculate PCR Primer Efficiencies

Why bother with PCR primer efficiencies? Every time you receive a new set of primers, especially when using SYBR Green chemistry during quantitative polymerase chain...

How To Perform T-Tests In Excel

Did you know that you can perform a t-test in Microsoft Excel? In fact, there are quite a few ways to perform a t-test...

How To Perform A Non-Parametric Partial Correlation In SPSS

Partial correlations are great in that you can perform a correlation between two continuous variables whilst controlling for various confounders. However, the partial correlation...

The C1V1 = C2V2 Equation Explained

The simple formula of C1V1 = C2V2 is a lifesaver for bioscience researchers in the lab who are wanting to do dilutions. Here I...

How To Perform An Unparied T-Test In GraphPad Prism

In this guide, I will explain how to perform an unpaired (independent) T-test in GraphPad Prism. I will also show you how to interpret...

How To Perform A Paired T-Test In GraphPad Prism

To perform a paired (dependent) T-test in GraphPad Prism you will need to enter two groups of data into separate columns. Upon opening GraphPad...

How To Perform An Independent T-Test In SPSS

What is an independent t-test? An independent t-test, also known as an unpaired t-test, is a parametric statistical test used to determine if there are...